If you've been paying attention, you may have noticed a growing concern
about the toxic chemicals present in the personal care products we use
every day; toxins that enter our skin and go straight into our blood in 8
to 10 minutes. For once, the media are reporting the truth!
An
ABC interview with Stacy Malkan, gives just a glimpse of what is going
on in the skin care industry today. Americans - men, women and children -
use on average 6-12 personal care products daily, exposing their bodies
to 8 to168 chemicals.1 The cumulative effect of these chemicals can
cause numerous health problems from allergies to cancer to reproductive
problems.
One study showed newborn babies' umbilical cord blood
carried 287 chemicals. Of those chemicals, 180 could cause cancer, 217
could be toxic to the brain and nervous system, and 208 could cause
birth defects or abnormal development. 2 Our skin is the largest organ
in our bodies. Whatever we put on our skin absorbs directly into our
blood. Truly, we are what we absorb. If the skin's main job is to
protect us from infections and toxins, applying toxins to our skin every
day defeats its purpose.
So what are we to do? The cosmetic
industry is largely self-policing. According to the FDA's Office of
Cosmetics and Colors, "...a cosmetic manufacturer may use almost any raw
material as a cosmetic ingredient and market the product without an
approval from FDA" (FDA 1995). 3 We can't trust the government to make
sure personal care products are safe for us to use, so we must educate
ourselves. The Environmental Working Group was formed to use the power
of public information to protect public health and the environment. See
their research relating to toxins in our environment, cleaning products,
food and personal care products here. They have created the Cosmetic
Database, a safety guide to cosmetics and personal care products. There
you can research for yourself the ingredients in the products you use,
and on a scale of 0-10 (no toxins to very toxic) see how toxic they are
and why.
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